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£3m Covid 'surge hub' unlikely to ever be used
08 February 2022A Nightingale ward erected in the car park of a hospital in anticipation of Omicron hospitalisations may never be used for its intended purpose.
Bid to bring new nuclear technology to Kent
07 February 2022Discussions to potentially instal new nuclear technology, known as Small Modular Reactors, in Kent have begun.
What's on in Kent 2022
03 February 2022From festivals and fairs, to live music, outdoor entertainment and family fun, here's our guide to the events due to come to Kent in 2022.
Hotel bill of £4.7 million for asylum seekers
03 February 2022A Parliamentary committee has been told of the daily cost of keeping asylum seekers in temporary accommodation.
Days of Syn to finally return after four years
28 January 2022A unique village festival celebrating the region's smuggling past is to return after it was forced to cancel because of Covid.
Wacky races: Kent's much-missed daredevil derby
27 January 2022A look back at the weird and wonderful Kent soapbox derby, where brave contestants would race downhill in crazy homemade contraptions.
Channel crossings solution not 'at sea'
26 January 2022An ex-navy commander says the 'solution' to tackling the number of small boats crossing the Channel does not lie 'at sea'.
Toddlers rescued from Channel
24 January 2022Three toddlers were among the asylum seekers brought in by a lifeboat to a Kent port.
Why M20 Op Brock barrier works will take a year
21 January 2022Work to shift the Operation Brock barrier on the M20 is set to start next week - and highways bosses have now revealed why it will take up to a year.
Overturned lorry closes road
21 January 2022A well-used route has been closed after a lorry overturned in a crash.
Disaster averted as asylum seekers drift towards ferries
18 January 2022Disaster was averted after a dinghy drifted perilously close to departing ferries.
Using Navy to patrol Channel a 'gimmick'
17 January 2022Government plans to bring in Navy patrols in the English Channel have been branded "a gimmick" by Labour.
Navy to 'police Channel and intercept asylum seekers'
17 January 2022The Navy would patrol the Channel for asylum seekers while those reaching the UK could be sent to Africa, under reported plans by Number 10.
Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing
15 January 2022A suspect has appeared in court after a man was found wounded in his car in a Kent high street.
A year of disruption as M20 Op Brock barrier to move
13 January 2022The moveable barrier currently stored on the hard shoulder of the M20 will be shifted to the central reservation – sparking a year of disruption.
Arrest after man is taken to hospital with stab wounds
12 January 2022An investigation has been launched and a man arrested after an attack in the early hours which left a man with stab wounds.
Toddlers among those brought Kent after sea rescue
12 January 2022Two very small children were among those seen brought to a Kent port in the latest saving of asylum seekers from the sea. .
Car park taped off after 'stabbing'
12 January 2022Police forensics teams are in a car park this morning following a reported stabbing.
Refugee charity to receive human rights award
11 January 2022An organisation which helps support young refugees and asylum seekers as they settle in the county is to be honoured next month.
Elderly man conned for second time
10 January 2022An elderly man has twice been the victim of a distraction burglary, and detectives believe the two incidents are linked.
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